
President Obama took a bit of time on Thursday to check out the plug-in Chevy Volt while attending a groundbreaking ceremony for the Compact Power battery plant in Holland, Mich.
The $303 million dollar project is expected to employ about 400 people when it opens in 2012 to make lithium-ion batteries for electric-powered cars, including the Chevy Volt and Ford Focus.

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